Committee for the Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property records, 1954-1962

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Summary

Title:
Committee for the Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property records
Dates:
1954-1962
Creators:
Committee for the Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property
Abstract:
Minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, press releases, position statements, legal briefs, notes, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.
Extent:
33 manuscript boxes (13.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and German
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Committee for the Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains minutes of meetings, reports, correspondence, press releases, position statements, notes, and printed matter created and accumulated by the Committee for the Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property. Correspondence includes biographical data, copies of public statements, and legal briefs. A major portion of the correspondence deals with confiscated German property; correspondence filed under Mike Masaoka, the Washington representative of the Japanese-American Citizens' League, concerns Japanese property. Also includes office files of the Committee consisting of minutes of meetings, press releases, position statements and reports, form letters, government documents, correspondence, notes, and printed matter. Includes newspaper clippings concerning confiscated property, reactions to proposed legislation, activities of the Committee, and annotated printed material, consisting mainly of government publications.

Biographical / historical:

The Committee for the Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property sought the complete restitution of private German and Japanese property confiscated by the United States Government during and after World War II. Located in Washington, D.C., between April 4, 1954, and December 31, 1962, the Committee distributed information, prepared reports and studies, solicited public support, initiated legislation, and lobbied in Congress for its proposals.

Members of the Committee's executive board were Frederick J. Libby (Chairman), James Finucane (Executive Secretary), Dr. Charles S. Collier, Bishop Wilbur E. Hammaker, Dr. Goetz A. Briefs, Dr. John A. Scherzer, Conrad J. Linke, Mike M. Masaoka, and the Honorable Francis B. Sayre.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1963.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-03-29 16:25:02.281410

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Committee for the Return of Confiscated German and Japanese Property records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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